Birthday Bash is an episode of The Narrow Gauge Engines!: Friendship Flashbacks written by BiggestKirbyFanEver1994.
Plot[]
Bash and Dash explain they used to have a yarding mechanism at the back of their cabs, but now they have received an overhaul in which the yarding mechanism is bigger and at the front of their smokeboxes, making them more useful than before.
Dash's overhaul is completed before Bash's, leaving Dash more time to get his jobs done. Dash meets Thomas at Town Square where a party is being planned. Ferdinand shows up with not only decorations, but also an overhaul of his own. Thomas is puzzled as no one informed him Ferdinand would receive an overhaul. Dash admits he forgot to remind everyone about it and says "Give a task to Dash, and he'll forget it in a flash).
Thomas asks what kind of part is being planned, when Stephen shows up with a giant birthday cake and tells him it's Alicia Botti's birthday. This reminds Dash that today is Bash's birthday as well. Dash asks Thomas and Ferdinand to help him plan a surprise party for Bash when he gets out of the Steamworks. Dash and Ferdinand agree to plan out the party, whilst Thomas agrees to do Dash's and Ferdinand's jobs as well as his own.
Thomas picks up Duncan from the Transfer Yards but doesn't tell him about the party. Ferdinand uses the decorations he brought to Alicia Botti's party and uses it to decorate the Logging Station. Ol' Wheezy and Hee-Haw, however, aren't too keen on being decorated themselves. Meanwhile, Thomas notices Bash is almost done with his overhaul, so he decides to speed up work by doing all of the jobs at once (combining all of Thomas' Dash's and Ferdinand's loads onto one train). The coupling on the flatbed Duncan is on snaps, causing Duncan to roll freely away from Thomas.
Thomas sees Bash emerging from the Steamworks in his new body, Thomas rushes to Misty Island to inform Dash and Ferdinand the news. Ferdinand and Dash have finished decorating the Logging Station with bunting and balloons. Thomas shows up and tells them that Bash will be arriving soon. However, due to the mist, Thomas is convinced that Bash already showed up, however it reveals to be Duncan who explains that he got uncoupled from Thomas' train and rolled all the way here. Bash arrives on Misty Island and tries to find Dash and Ferdinand. He believes they are in Echo Valley, so that is where he goes. However, Bash doesn't see them, but does notice warning signs telling him that the track is broken.
Bash doesn't see the broken track until it's too late. Bash is now dangling from the cliff and whistles loudly for help. Thomas, Dash and Ferdinand hear Bash's whistle echoing from miles away. They reach Bash who is hanging for dear life. Thomas suggests they use the bunting they decorated Ol' Wheezy and Hee-Haw with as a rescue rope. Dash and Ferdinand use their yarding mechanisms to reel Bash to safety.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Knapford
- Duncan
- Bash
- Dash
- Ferdinand
- Ol' Wheezy
- Hee-Haw
- Victor (does not speak)
- Kevin (cameo)
- Alicia Botti (mentioned)
- Rheneas (original concept only)
Trivia[]
- Rheneas was set to appear, but he were cut after the storyboard stage of the episode and was replaced by Duncan.
- However, had this not occurred and he appeared, this would have been the second time Rheneas visited Misty Island, following the sixteenth season episode The Christmas Tree Express.